http://shops-a-lot.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] shops-a-lot.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] concoursec2011-02-05 04:59 pm

I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud

Characters: All staff and students at Garden.
Location: Balamb Town, Feb. 5th all day
Rating: PG to PG-13
Open/Closed/Finished: Open, ongoing
Summary: Bulla's BBS post invited everyone to her birthday party on Feb.5th. It is now party time



It was unfortunate that her birthday party clashed with the festival, but it seemed like there was a pretty good turnout so far. There were cadets from her classes, cadets and staff she had seen around in the hallways, and a few people she had never met before. Bulla had taken care to make sure there were things to do. On one end of the place she'd made reservations at, there was karaoke. In another corner, drinks and food could be purchased. In a third, people were playing games, and the fourth area was a sectioned off area for quieter conversation.

As for Bulla herself, she was going around and mingling with everyone. It was important to be a gracious hostess, after all, so she was making the effort to ensure that everyone had a good time, and if that wasn't possible, that their experience wasn't a miserable one.

[identity profile] zeroth-card.livejournal.com 2011-02-09 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Minato is only on some of the lesser sponsorship games, and he had already promised Bulla he'd be there. He took the time to add a few extra songs to the karaoke machine and is currently giving it a whirl.

For such a quiet guy, he seems to take to it with some energy.]

[identity profile] zeroth-card.livejournal.com 2011-02-11 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Minato wipes some sweat off his brow and bows at the small audience, smiling.]

Thanks! Want to try a song on, Bulla?

[identity profile] zeroth-card.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, if you want to! Come on, pick a song!

[Walks over to the machine to show her the menu.]

[identity profile] zeroth-card.livejournal.com 2011-02-15 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
[He checks the name of the song.]

Huh. That one sounds good.

[He sets it to start and passes her a mike with a grin.]

You'll go first; dazzle the crowd, Bulla.

[identity profile] zeroth-card.livejournal.com 2011-02-15 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
I think I would have hurt ears when I first started practicing singing. Good thing I got better, though.

[The music then starts, and he shuts up to let Bulla do her thing.]

[identity profile] zeroth-card.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Minato sings his part with gusto. He's performing better than Bulla, though not by much - any improvements that can be heard from his voice and performance are obviously the result of his practicing karaoke over on Iwatodai to build his courage, so while he's hardly nervous, Bulla has the better natural voice. He passes the microphone back to her just before the song switches to female vocals, though her next part will mostly be building towards the chorus.]

[identity profile] zeroth-card.livejournal.com 2011-02-22 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Getting a small audience seems to encourage Minato as well, and he leans in to sing the chorus along with her with a matching enthusiasm.]